The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-06-09

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bsi VA stls ,o be cot ss1 dia sons ehcrs
. .bo.i The house And barn. Wbsshet b
veal 10 Tie hrcok ios water AID tel in O
.asi k0v i hsppetsd val ne.er BE keosr
; --Ihcss iton ihls town who sitende
lhs RailAaa mnsiesl festival are ea,ku
siastae IN Ia PRAISE
ST Johns church 10 ,hAs village hA
reoeired sone very handsome giu ifor
Tread, 10 Nss fuk.
Directors 81 The Agricultural socie..
ara repairing The ifoiiing course. The.
viil raise tho ontsiao ot The hri iuri
about four feet and nAie ether improve
msns
sAsoaEsTrR cESrBE
The W. @. II. U. will meet si the loo
lare room a The Baptist church on Frida.
a3r.E
Mrs. II, A. IlJssrE God. Of New Yorl
10 visiting her sister. Miss Lucy Morrill,.
--Mu. Ida Irish Of Eii1abethtoun. N
| Y, ia 81 Jadge rallersons with her tw.
children.
Mrs. Charlotte Sornbcreer has beer
Tor some weeks in Pii.saeld, Mass. bul
returned home on Saturday accompanied
by niece.
AIR X u. Msnley. nos = resideD. Of
New York. vas Ia toun for few days last
week. to attend the funeral OF bis brother.
George Marley.
The band will give an open air con
cert noHt Saturday evening. IL the weather
10 favorable. They are making prepsrs-
iions for Lawn party for the 4th Of July
Miss Carrie Provap. who spent the
pas, winter with an aunt at Gambler. o..
ID again at home Her cousin, Rollin
Smith. who as boy resided in this yicin-
iiy. returned with her for brief visit
Mr.. aud Mrs. II. A. Newell and Mrs
Hollis, Of New Yorh. we're 10 town over
Sunday. MIR. Newell and daughters will
soon be located here ia their country home
for the summer.
The venerable Peter Bowman, who
hiss been an invalid for several months
past. died at his residence gu Sunday.
His family which consisted OF eight sons
aud daughters were. with the exception Of
his son Albert xho resides iu the far West.
with him At the close OF his life and fol-
lowed him to bis last resting place.
The members Of the W r. G. wish TO
tender their hearty thanks TO the ladies OF
this town who 80 generously furnished 70.
fresbmen,s for the soldiers on Memorial
Day; to the Baptist Society, who opened
wide their doors; TO all who so kindly
assisted. While they met to "honor the
heroic dead, they remembered the heroic
soldiers who are still with us.
Miss Julia Phelps, a recent conner to
our village. died quite suddenly 1t her
home with the Misses Edgerton on Mon
day evening. She had not been fe sling |
we'll for some days but was not thought TO
be seriously sick until very short , ime
previous TO her death which was eau sed |
by an spoplectic shock. Her rema ms
we're carried to her old home in Rup, rt
Tor intermeDt.
The yearly cbildrens' day services con-
'ected with the Sunday school Of the
Methodist church will be held at tile
'hurch next Sunday morning at II .. NJ
friends OF tho school having plants an d
lowers they would be willing to loan TO
he school. from Saturday afternoon until
Monday morning. they will be called for
md returned II word is left with Charlie
lmes.
&C. B. Durham is restocking the old
tore with new line Of clothing. boots and
hoes for men and boys OF several different
tyles, ladies misses and childrens' shoes
nd slippers, dress goods, prints, parasols,
&C.. also q full limo Of crockery, groceries.
atent and st. Louis -four, spruce and
emlock lumber, shingles. lath and stove
rood, barbed wire &c., which will be sold !
reasonable prices.
AS DR.. Wyman was riding through
be dug way" on Tuesday evening he
Aw upon the ground what appeared TO he
mass OF fire flies. Investigation showed
bat !, was curious piece Of decsyed root
bout foot long which had either absorb
4 aud retained the suns rays or had be-
ome permeated with . phosphorescent
distance which gave forth brightness in
he dark night II had probably been
by the road machine which bad
Assed over the place that day and was
nly one OF several lying in the road. Who
III explain the caus. OF the phenomenon !
The following private letter WAS writ
n by W. A. Wilkins. OF the Whitehall
fmes 10 friend. I,
WHITEHALL. n. Y. june 4. 1887
h. PrHyn:
DsAn siK:--Tbe favorite Bostsn Opera
,mpsny received perfect ovation here ,
~ evening. G.1swold's music ball was a
-oSded with not even standing room left.
Ii.s Vars, Miss Brainsrd. Messrs Lewis.
evoll aud the ,ther gentlemen have won
arm applause here Miss Vars IL o
lsrmioa actr ss and singer. The Boston
pcra comps ay gave one OF the finest
~ that ever visited Whitehall.
Very Truly,
W. A. WILKINS.
Tho Toll o~ing notice appeared in the /,
lens Fsr ~ Tines 81 June 8: "TEe Bos.
a Opera. company aud Lotus Glee club =
,pesrcd 10 Topsy Turvy at Sandy Hill =
.turdsy evening The suecess OF this
impsn under the management Of Emer-
q f. .Atrook OF Manchester ceptre, VI. !,
ifina the past eight weeks has been phe
me ,L Mr.. EsiAbrcok is live, go a. g
isd man. ~ho believes 10 deyoiing bis u
~ ~nsrgies 10 anything be undertakes,